The Monarch Pub and Restaurant

Such an excellent family dinner! We had fish and chips, bangers, and fried mushrooms. Fish was excellent and was much better than Crown and Anchor and London Bridge Pub. We will definitely be coming back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The Monarch is a fun place to kick back and chat or watch the footy. I like to sit in the enclosed area outdoors around the firepit. Friendly service and good food make for a lovely afternoon or a cozy evening in Pacific Grove.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I liked that they had curry sauce available for the chips. A bit greasy but that's what happens with fried food.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

❤️❤️This is the best fish and chips I have ever had! The calamari are also the best I have ever had! ❤️❤️
They were very kind to our children, accommodating to pets and offer the best fish and chips in the city. I cannot recommend this place enough. Came with family and had to come back a second time because the experience was so fantastic.

Kid-friendliness: They were accommodating to our three hellions and we felt very comfortable in the outdoor seating. There is a little space on the west side of the patio for the kids to stretch their legs

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fish & Chips

The beer battered mushrooms were amazing! Jeff was also great conversation and a great bartender.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Great chicken strips, burgers and mozzarella sticks! Service was awesome!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The guy with the English accent was the only one running the show. Artichoke hearts stay away from.. other than that the food was wonderful and amazing salads

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Only stayed for drinks
Friendly staff and prices were decent
Can't comment on food but menu looked good

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Very good location with a large patio seating area out front. Had a pretty good alcoholic selection. Food was pretty good, large portions and the food sat heavy.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fish & Chips

Food is amazing, almost authentic as if I’m in Britain. Great service from a gentleman that goes by Eric (Erik) and lovely scenery next to neighbor stores and gift shops.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Visited this place during Car Week and waited about 30 minutes to be seated due to it being busy and them making sure the kitchen wasn’t overloaded (I mean I get it, smart). So we got a few drinks and I noticed they have a TouchTunes radio. Now as a man fond of music from all genres, I decided to play some classics. I queued up YMCA, Circle of Life, She Bang, and Hotel California. Much to my surprise, halfway through Hotel California, the manager and bartender became quite angry at the music selection. Guess they don’t like cover songs by William Hung despite their uniqueness and instant recognizability. During the 5th one from Hung’s Greatest Hits, they angrily skipped all my remaining songs in the queue that I had paid for, like the Macarena by the Muppets, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Barbie Girl, etc. Not cool dude. I paid for those songs. Anyway, after this, I decided since it was Car Week to play some other classics like Echoes by Pink Floyd. Much to my surprise, they didn’t like this either. We were only about 12 minutes in (around the halfway mark), and they skipped that song too! Frustrated, I decided to play Take a Chance by ABBA since we were at a classic car show, and I’m not a monster. Well, the manager didn’t like that either, so more credits were wasted. Long story short, they are a little slow when busy and they have a short fuse with music choices. I did unfortunately decide to dock the tip since they kept skipping all my songs. Besides, they made out with at least $50 from me from the jukebox anyway. Well, if you’ve made it this far, the food is 5 stars, and the music selection they let you play is 1 star, so I’m going to deduct that star to give it a solid 4. I’ll stop by again for the burgers and some Hung.
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Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Burger

Go for the Beer, the street scene, and just do appetizers. I had some kind of steak sandwich thing which was ok but way too many sautéed onions and peppers and a strange meet that didn't resemble roast beef at all. More like a slice of a beefy tasting spam. Perhaps that is a stake sandwich in the British Isles and I am/was too naive.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Cheese Steak Sandwich

Closed. Supposed to be open

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Large portions and good flavors.... tasty. The waitress was great. For being outside I thought the place was very clean. I'll be going back when in Monterey area. Oh yeah they had a good selection of beers.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Sandwich

Good beer selection and fun atmosphere

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5